Changer スーツケース by Xuhui Chen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award 銀賞 in ファッション・トラベルアクセサリーデザイン Competition Category.

銀アクセサリー· 2021

Changer スーツケース

by Xuhui Chen

Client: Bruce Tao

A' Design Award 銀賞 Winner in アクセサリー Category

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The Design

About Changer スーツケース

Changerは、旅行ごとに収納量が変わる旅行者のために設計された、サイズ可変式のスーツケースです。シェルは入れ子状に重なった複数層のケーシングで構成されています。コンパクトな状態では、Changerは機内持ち込みが可能な小型ケースとして機能します。前面のノブを回すと内側のセクションのロックが解除され、引き出すことで大型スーツケースになり、ノブを戻すと選択したサイズで固定されます。本体は主にABSおよびPC樹脂で作られ、四隅はアルミニウムで覆われ保護されています。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銀賞

Changer スーツケースは、見事で印象的なハイエンドのデザインに授与される、非常に権威ある評価である A' Design Award 銀賞の受賞作品です。銀賞の受賞作品は、きわめて輝かしく創造性に富んだ作品であり、デザイナーの傑出した専門知識、才能、洞察力を示しています。Changer スーツケースは、素晴らしい代表作であり、驚くほどプロフェッショナルで、深く革新的であることが期待されます。この A' Design Award 銀賞を受賞したデザインは、非常に注目すべき称賛される発明であり、芸術・科学・デザイン・技術の境界に寄与し、それを前進させます。Changer スーツケースは、多くの人に羨まれる創造物であり、欲求を呼び覚まし、前向きな感情をもたらし、驚きと感嘆を灯します。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: This is a luggage that can change size. The unique about this design is that it contains multiple layers of casing. When users carry little luggage, it is a small luggage. Changer allows the user to bring it on the plane and carry it with them, and it is very convenient. When the user is carrying a lot of luggage. Changer can be pulled out of the hidden inside part to become a large luggage. That can hold a lot of stuff. Changer can solve the problem of carrying different quantities of luggage by changing the size.
Dimensions & Packaging: Before changing size: length 34.4cm x Width 23cm x Height 56.8cm; After folding: length 48.4cm x Width 31cm x Height 76.8cm;
Tags: Luggage, Transform, Travel, Size, Storage, Space
Production Technology: Mainly using ABC+PC material, impact resistance, high hardness, strong toughness, cheap price. The four corners are covered with aluminum metal for protection.
Design Challenge: This is an innovative design with a complex internal structure, and the machining qualification rate is the biggest challenge encountered by this project.
Research: According to research, people usually buy more than two suitcases to meet different travel needs. When they go on business trips, they tend to carry a small suitcase. When families travel, they often carry large luggage. This can cause a lot of unnecessary waste. There is a great market demand to solve this problem.
Inspiration: I was inspired by the way the armor was stacked. Our motivation for designing changer was the experience of travel. The size of luggage you need to carry on a trip is different for everyone. Sometimes it can be carried around, and sometimes it needs to store a lot of things. So, we wanted to integrate the large and small luggage. We want to design a luggage that could be resized.
Project Duration: The project started in September 2020 in Milan and finished in February 2021 in that place, and was exhibited in China in February 2021.
Operation Flow: First, it works just fine as a normal small box. Then, when you need to carry large items, turn the knob on the front and move all the inner parts. Third, pull out all the inner parts and this small luggage becomes a big one. Fourth, turn back the knob in the opposite direction to lock the suitcase. In this way, changer can be fixed without transformation.
Team Members: Design leader: Xuhui Chen, Designer: Qianwei Wang
Image Credits: Creator (Bruce Tao / Designer)